Experts say that elephants can now cross roads easily without running into traffic or human beings in animal corridors. AG Ansari, a wildlife expert who lives in the Corbett landscape said that due to reduced human interference in the protected area and nearby animal corridors man-elephant conflict has significantly reduced. “What we have seen so far since the imposition of lockdown is that man-elephant conflict, especially that used to happen due to traffic has reduced a lot. The Corbett landscape is estimated to have over 1,400, say forest officials. Elephants sometimes also attack vehicles for food items on the 25-km road stretch in Ramnagar area near the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

Source: Hindustan Times April 14, 2020 13:17 UTC